Dataram Announces Memory Upgrades for SGI Origin 3900 Supercomputers and SGI Onyx 3900 Visualization Systems; Company Unveils New Lower Pricing for SGI Authorized Memory.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DRAM), a leading provider of server, workstation, and PC memory, today announced the availability of authorized memory upgrades for SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. (R) Origin(R) 3900 supercomputers and SGI(R) Onyx onyx (ŏn`ĭks), variety of cryptocrystalline quartz, differing from agate only in that the bands of which it is composed are parallel and regular. (TM) 3900 advanced visualization systems through its agreement with Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SGI). The Company also unveiled new, lower pricing on its full line of memory upgrades for all models of SGI(R) Origin(R) 3000, SGI(R) Onyx(R) 3000, SGI Origin(R) 300, SGI Onyx The SGI Onyx is a series of visualisation systems designed and manufactured by SGI, introduced in 1993 and offered in two models, deskside and rackmount. The Onyx's basic system architecture is based on the SGI Challenge servers, but with the notable inclusion of graphics hardware. 300, and Silicon Graphics Fuel systems, which are fully eligible for SGI service and support arrangements. The SGI Origin 3900 server and SGI Onyx 3900, the newest models of the SGI's Origin 3000 and Onyx 3000 families of supercomputers and advanced visualization systems, pack four times the computational density of previous configurations into a single industry-standard rack. The new models feature up to 128 processors and 256 gigabyte (GB) of memory per compute rack. With SGI's NUMAflex(TM) shared-memory system architecture, customers have the ability to combine 512 processors and 1 terabyte (1TB = one trillion bytes) of memory in a shared-memory image. Memory can be added to the SGI Origin 3900 and the SGI Onyx 3900 using Dataram's DRG DRG, n the abbreviation for diagnosis-related group. DRG see dorsal respiratory group. DRG Diagnosis-related group Managed care A unit of classifying Pts by diagnosis, average length of hospital stay, and 3000D/1024 (2 x 512MB DIMMs) and DRG3000D/2048 (2 x 1GB DIMMs). Memory for these systems contains proprietary technology covered under U.S. patent numbers 6,115,278 and 6,215,686 granted to SGI. Dataram's competitive pricing on its full line of memory upgrades for SGI Origin 3000, SGI Onyx 3000, SGI Origin 300, SGI Onyx 300, and Silicon Graphics Fuel systems can generate savings of up to 50% compared to the original system vendor's memory. "This announcement is a testament to our continued commitment and dedication to the SGI product line," stated Jeff Goldenbaum, Dataram's Product Manager. "Our memory upgrades represent a very cost-effective solution to budgetary constraints imposed by current economic conditions. Dataram offers dramatic savings to the savvy IT manager without sacrificing quality or service. Dataram is the only independent memory company authorized by SGI to market memory for these systems." Product Offerings: Capacity Dataram Product SGI P/N Dataram List Price -------- --------------- --------------- ------------------ 1GB DRG3000D/1024 MEM-1G-D-SU $3,714 USD 2GB DRG3000D/2048 MEM-2G-D-SU $7,289 USD 1GB DRG300/1024 MEM-300-1G-SU $2,370 USD 2GB DRG300D/2048 MEM-300-2G-D-SU $4,473 USD 1GB DRG300F/1024 HU-F-MEM-1GB $1,654 USD 2GB DRG300F/2048 HU-F-MEM-2GB $3,411 USD About Dataram Founded in 1967, Dataram is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of high performance memory products for the server, workstation and PC markets. HP & Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens (Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Inc. (USA), Milpitas, CA, www.fujitsu-siemens.com) Fujitsu Siemens Computers USA is a wholly owned research and development subsidiary of Fujitsu Siemens Computers. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, SGI, Sun and Toshiba comprise Dataram's memory market focus. With state-of-the-art ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in the USA and Europe, and fully staffed sales offices around the globe, Dataram is The Best Choice in Memory -- part of our commitment to be the best memory partner imaginable i·mag·i·na·ble adj. Conceivable in the imagination: imaginable exploits. i·mag , wherever you do business. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.dataram.com. Dataram attributions Silicon Graphics, SGI, Origin, Onyx, and the SGI logo are registered trademarks and Silicon Graphic Fuel is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries worldwide. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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